DR. STONE, written by Riichiro Inagaki & art by Boichi. First published in 2017 and first published in North America in 2018.
PLOT:
Taiju isn't anywhere near as bright as his chemistry-obsessed friend Senku, but he's loyal and determined and today he's determined to finally confess to his crush Yuzuhura. At that moment, though, a bright flash envelops the world transforming human flesh to stone. Thousands of years pass before Taiji is able to break free of his stony prison, only to find that Senku beat him by six months. Together the two find a way to rescue others, but Senku and Taiju soon find themselves in competition with another fellow classmate who sees this as a chance to rebuild the world without adults. The only way to stop him is to recreate gunpowder, but can these two do so while trying to rebuild civilization in this savage world?
